Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1991

Central America
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 3.63 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (195 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 3,503,865 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.63
Births
3,503,865
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
114,479,143
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.70.4%18,803
15-1992.712.8%613,706
20-24195.226.9%1,110,105
25-29178.424.5%853,734
30-34132.018.2%524,030
35-3986.011.8%281,560
40-4434.54.7%90,387
45-495.40.7%11,210
50-540.20.0%330